diff --git a/cmd/ud.go b/cmd/ud.go
index 67fa9d933bd02e92ee542fa475649bd9767a2ef0..431f774f3f6d56f81fca53f2709b1f00903caf9a 100644
--- a/cmd/ud.go
+++ b/cmd/ud.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/xxmutils"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/utils"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -87,12 +88,17 @@ var udCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			stream,
 			userToRegister, client.GetStorage().GetKV())
 		if err != nil {
-			userDiscoveryMgr, err = ud.LoadManager(client.GetNetworkInterface(),
-				client.GetE2EHandler(), client.GetEventReporter(),
-				client.GetComms(),
-				client.GetStorage(), client.GetStorage().GetKV())
-			if err != nil {
+			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), ud.IsRegisteredErr) {
+				userDiscoveryMgr, err = ud.LoadManager(client.GetNetworkInterface(),
+					client.GetE2EHandler(), client.GetEventReporter(),
+					client.GetComms(),
+					client.GetStorage(), client.GetStorage().GetKV())
+				if err != nil {
+					jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to load UD manager: %+v", err)
+				}
+			} else {
 				jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to create new UD manager: %+v", err)
+
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/ud/manager.go b/ud/manager.go
index 32e2cb25d6da1575d71d5abd947940a2e516c4ff..9d60515e5995059eb4926e6ef33384a69e6a0347 100644
--- a/ud/manager.go
+++ b/ud/manager.go
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+const (
+	IsRegisteredErr = "NewManager is already registered. " +
+		"NewManager is meant for the first instantiation. Use LoadManager " +
+		"for all other calls"
+)
+
 // Manager is the control structure for the contacting the user discovery service.
 type Manager struct {
 	// Network is a sub-interface of the cmix.Client interface. It
@@ -86,8 +92,7 @@ func NewManager(services CMix, e2e E2E,
 	}
 
 	if m.isRegistered() {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("NewManager is already registered. " +
-			"NewManager is meant for the first instantiation. Use LoadManager for all other calls")
+		return nil, errors.Errorf(IsRegisteredErr)
 	}
 
 	// Initialize store
diff --git a/ud/search.go b/ud/search.go
index d432f47561b079ffecb335c9b999d07561a1cb7e..7061f4cc3a5c0b1c463b665a06f7cc9b3d70bdaf 100644
--- a/ud/search.go
+++ b/ud/search.go
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ func Search(services CMix, events event.Reporter,
 		factMap:  factMap,
 	}
 
-	rndId, ephId, err := single.TransmitRequest(udContact, SearchTag, requestMarshaled,
+	rndId, ephId, err := single.TransmitRequest(udContact, SearchTag,
+		requestMarshaled,
 		response, params, services, rng, grp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return []id.Round{}, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{},